We need your Artistic Eye

Every year at Ascend we hold a fundraising Gala. This year it's on Friday September 25. It's a pretty fancy-pantsy event. We hold it at the Grand America in Salt Lake City. We have a live and silent auction where we auction off really cool things like trips to the Cayman Islands. This year we're auctioning off a car courtesy of the amazing folk at Young Chevrolet (who really are as nice as pie). Things are coming together nicely for the gala. This year we're going to deck out part of the ballroom so that it looks like a market in South America and you'll wander through the stalls looking at displays about what we do and looking at trinkets for sale. The amazing people at 10,000 villages are going to come and set up shop in some of the stalls. It's going to be a great night and here at the office we're heavy in preparations.

Now, down to business. We're designing the programs and invitations and we're looking for a great piece of artwork to put on the cover. The people at 10,000 villages have agreed to donate a piece. I've scoured their website with a couple of interns and here are some of the pieces we think might work best.


1) Circle of Life Candle Holder


2) Tree of Life Tapestry


3) Circle Dance Sculpture

4) Peruvian Musician Tapestry

So what do you think? If you had to pick a piece of artwork to inspire people to be part of development in Africa and South America which would you pick? Please leave a comment and vote for your favorite (you can also go to the 10,000 villages website and propose your own best option.) We have to pick by July 28th so get your vote in as quickly as possible.